#jupiter ascending is one of my favorite movies

[miiishra]

I think the story of Outlaws of Thunder Junction is kinda like that movie Jupiter Ascending. On first watch, you're like "wtf even is this nonsense" and then you go back to it like five times and every time it's like "everything here is bullshit and I actually kinda love it."

[andromeda3116]

this post is going around again, but without this addition, but it kinda makes me want to come back and talk about the space bureaucracy scene

like so many people are just "wtf is this doing here" about it, but as soon as you read it through the lens of "this is a story about capitalism taken to its utmost extreme" you realize that that scene is fucking brilliant

because of course that's where this line ends for everyone else in the system who isn't the upper class or the prey class: trapped in a boring web of paperwork and red tape that looks like trying to do something like, oh, change your legal gender in modern america because you are nothing but a cog in the machine and cogs in the machine have to jump through 873000 hoops to prove their identity

the end result of hyper-capitalism is a glitterati class farming people to get more time for themselves, while everyone else has to live in the most underfunded dmv you've ever seen, because they don't even matter enough to be targets

it's a nightmare, and it's not even an interesting one

okay but some of the ideas in jupiter ascending are literally so galaxy-brained? like, the concept that capitalism taken to its utmost extreme would result in a "superior" (read: ultra-wealthy) class exploiting whole planets of people for their own gain? the way that the three siblings play off each other, when you're ultimately left like "shit man at least balem fucking told her he wanted her dead even though he had some seriously fucked-up emotions regarding his dead mother like holy shit can you say oedipus complex my god". but the sister is like, "the ultimate resource, the only one that matters, is more time" and that's a profound concept and also again so horrifically accurate and dystopian because she's literally stealing time from not just people but whole planets' worth of people, and has been for thousands of years, they've grown them for this purpose and of course that would be elon musk's fucking wet dream, to be able to buy himself more time, and while i don't think he or anyone else would just like. immediately jump to "kill whole planets for it" i also think that if he felt like that was the only way, he would be like "it's the Greater Good. i have Unlocked Immortality For The Human Race" and be totally blind to the fact that it was only for the rich ones, on the backs of everyone else. and yet she's still nice? just because you're a genocidal self-serving ultra-capitalist immortal monster doesn't mean you have to be a jerk about it. which is so. how the human condition works?

and yet this movie also has "bees can sense royalty" and whatever the fuck was going on with channing tatum's character and a wooden (yet somehow refreshingly horny*) love story and an exhaustingly-long chase scene that could have been thirty seconds and the Great Disappearing Sean Bean Daughter and

like it's somehow simultaneously "terrible idea, flawless execution" and "flawless idea, terrible execution"

(*in contrast to the "everyone is beautiful, no one is horny" trope, channing tatum looks like a snack and by god is mila kunis ready to eat him)

[tom-the-queer-artist]

movies that absolutely suck but I really like them and actively participate in their fandom and I think you should too

Jupiter Ascending

the plot of this film is half-baked trash but I never cared for plot and I don't think you should either. they give eddie redmayne a sparkly cape and a golden chariot that may or may not have an actual person melded into it. a win in my book. reincarnation and a space dynasty made up of fussy siblings with mommy issues. 3/10 as an actual movie but 9/10 for me liking it.

2. The Twilight Saga

my ass is not going to reuse the ''twilight sucks haha'' thing. it is getting old. These movies are also half-baked in plot but hilarious when watched ironically and the side-characters are interesting and loveable, no matter how dull the main characters can be at times. the extremely long pauses between dialogue are not the only problem with these movies, but I definitely enjoy making memes and talking about the other members of the cullen family. 2.5/10 as actual movies (the plots get worse as they go along) but 10/10 for me making memes and loving the cullens besides edward.

3. Like Minds

ok hear me out I LOVE this movie. the people in its fandom are some of the only people who have ever been actually nice to me in my life. this is my second favorite movie. but is it good? heck nah. The plot isn't half-baked it's overbaked. they thought too much about it and then none of it made sense and then they were like ''this is the worst movie ever'' and gay trans teenagers (me and 4 other people) were like ''do you promise? 🥺'' this movie is the best because it's gay gay homosexual gay and you can already tell how much I love stupid eddie redmayne movies. 5/10 on the actually good movie scale but 100000/10 in my heart.

4. all three of the star wars sequel movies

I used to really be into star wars, ok. I still like it now. I always grew up watching the prequels which were also bad but I love those ones and they were kinda better than these. So when I saw these in theaters at first I was like ''this is garbage. is this what we're feeding the star wars fandom now?'' but then I rewatched them with an open mind but more importantly an open heart and my opinion has changed. they may have ruined luke skywalker but damn. the new characters are lovable and Kylo Ren deserves the world. need I say more. the ''I need a hero'' version of Kylo running into the Exegol temple in the 3rd movie is legendary. 4.5/10 on the actually good movie scale. 9/10 in my heart.

[sitp-recs]

Anime Recs Pt 3

Hello hello! I’ve been sick on and off this month and had a blast revisiting my fave anime for this rec series. Following the queer friendly list and the sports anime list, I finally bring a selection of BL (boys love) titles. Most are Japanese 🇯🇵 except for Mignon 🇰🇷 and Tian Guan Ci Fu 🇨🇳 I’m not gonna lie, there’s a fair amount of adult themes and hardcore angst here, but you’ll also find sweet romance and a couple coming-of-age stories. One of my favorites from this list - Ai No Kusabi - is an old classic (I recommend the 1992 OVA series over the 2012 remake) and the quality is not the best, but all other shows are pretty recent and can be found online or on Crunchyroll. I initially planned for this to be my third and final rec list, but I got a few additional recs in the action/fantasy genre for a potential new list, if anyone’s interested? Stay tuned!

1. Ai no Kusabi (dystopian, tragedy)

Summary: This futuristic tale is set in a world ruled by a super computer Jupiter, where its cyborg creations, the Elites, rule over the human populace. Iason Mink, a high-class "Blondy" elite from the capital runs into Riki, a "Mongrel" from the slums, and makes him his "Pet". As Riki learns of the dangers Iason faces by keeping him, he finds himself developing feelings for his master.

2. Banana Fish (mafia, tragedy)

Summary: Set primarily in New York City in the 1980s, the series follows street gang leader Ash Lynx as he uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving "banana fish", a mysterious drug that brainwashes its users. In the course of his investigation he encounters Eiji Okumura, a Japanese photographer's assistant with whom he forms a close bond.

3. Doukyuusei (movie - school, romance)

Summary: Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival.

4. Given (school, music)

Summary: High schooler Ritsuka Uenoyama is the guitarist for a band composed of himself, bassist Haruki Nakayama, and drummer Akihiko Kaji. He becomes a reluctant guitar teacher to Mafuyu Satō, a shy classmate, after repairing the broken strings on Mafuyu's Gibson ES-330. See also: Given movie.

5. Mignon (short series - vampire romance + the hottest smut you’ll see today!!!!🥵)

Summary: Centered on BL Vampire themes, the story portrays Mignon, an underground fighter in love with his doctor, who is coincidentally a vampire. The doctor's revelation triggers complications as their relationship unfolds.

6. Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai | Twittering Birds Never Fly (movie - mafia, drama)

Summary: The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. See also the side story: Don’t Stay Gold.

7. Sasaki and Miyano (school, romance)

Summary: Shy and easily flustered Miyano harbors an embarrassing secret - he is a "fudanshi", a boy who likes boys' love manga. Intrigued, the clueless delinquent Sasaki requests to borrow one, marking a shift in their strange dynamic.

8. Tiān Guān Cì Fú | Heaven’s Official Blessing (romance)

Summary: Crown Prince Xie Lian ascends to the heavens for the third time as the laughing stock among all three realms. On his first task, he meets a mysterious ghost who rules the ghosts and terrifies the heavens, yet, unbeknownst to Xie Lian, this ghost king has been paying attention to him for a very, very long time.

9. Umibe No Étranger (movie - romance)

Summary: On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach. Shun Hashimoto is gay and aspires to be a novelist. He is interested in Mio Chibana, a somber high school student, and starts to flirt with him. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island.

10. Yuri!!! On ICE (sports, romance)

Summary: Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki faces a crushing defeat during the Grand Prix finals and heads home, unsure of whether or not he wishes to continue his skating career. After a video of Yuri mimicking Russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov's routine goes viral, Victor decided to become Yuri's coach, much to the dismay of his coach, his fans, and his fellow Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky.

[cometcrystal]

I haven't seen the Terrifier movies & don't intend to (the gore is too much for me) but I've read the plot summaries for all 3 and I'm fascinated by how they seem like something you'd make as a teen & I mean that as a good thing. Like how ppl say Jupiter Ascending is a teen girl's fantasy romance fanfic as a movie & that's what makes it so fun.

Like the first Terrifier film is this wacky gory killer clown slasher & the sequels give it this expanded story of a girl destined to be the clown's warrior princess adversary. I read that the director had the idea of Art fighting an angel warrior girl very early on, way before the first film even. And it all just feels very sincere....like "yeah I wanna make this black comedy splatterfest but there's also angel warriors and demons cause those are fucking cool". Like the director is just giving his full creative vision in this very sincere way, like he's making the stuff he wants to see. Something like that

(apologies if this is too rambly my edible is kicking in but I hope it makes sense)

RIGHT!!!!!!!! i was literally about to make a post about how the terrifier movies are 100% just cool and edgy shit for the same of being cool and edgy. and it totally works

the first movie is def more on the edgy side. it's prob my least favorite out of the bunch, but it's still a fun watch for the most part. except for the bathroom shit scene. GAGS

the 2nd one is extremely cool like yeah sienna is fated to fight art. and also her dad created her an angelsona and she gets to dress up as that angelsona and she has a sick as fuck magic sword and she's The Chosen one. and it's sick as fuck bro. in the 3rd one she wears a CROWN OF THORNS for an extended period of time. SICK AS FUCK!!! HELL YES SHE'S THE CHOSEN ONE!!!

and on top of that you get some really fucking awesome practical effects. the kills are SOOOO fun and the actor for art is so expressive and talented he really sells all this.

@ everyone who complains about these movies literally just shut up and enjoy the nightcore.....sorry you dont wanna play in this space where a girl gets to be an awesome angel warrior and fight an evil clown

[takiki16]

FIC 20 QUESTIONS

@gallifreyburning tagged me in this!

1. how many works do you have on Ao3?

Ten! I am a prolific reader, but not so much a writer.

2. what's your total Ao3 word count?

253,223. Holy moly. I remember when cranking out 1500 words was a lot for me. I never expected to break that Big Phat 100k, which is yet another reason gallifreyburning is the wind beneath my wings. Half of those words are hers.

3. what fandoms do you write for?

The Old Guard and Jupiter Ascending are my two most dominant fandoms per stats. I've also written for Mad Max, the MCU, Leverage, and The Man from Uncle (the 2015 movie), but I wouldn't call these my most active reading fandoms.

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

If Never Again, If Every Day (cowritten with gallifreyburning, TOG)

Kiss With a Fist (cowritten with gallifreyburning, TOG)

A Fine Chain (JA)

and sat him doon at her bed feet (Leverage)

breathes there the man (TMFU)

lolllll no surprises here.

5. do you respond to comments?

Unfortunately not. When all of my fics were relatively short and I only got a handful of comments on each one, I replied individually to each comment. However, we have THOUSANDS of comments on INAIED, and although I've replied to some of the particularly consistent and wonderful commenters, there is no way for me to get all of them. However, please know that they are all loved.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

and reason quite decay, for Mad Max. It's a pre-canon snippet to the 2015 movie, about how Max lost the little girl he keeps hallucinating. I was very, very much into the "all lower caps, title is a line from a poem" aesthetic. Still am, to be honest, but A Fine Chain is just CONSUMING me atm.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

and sat him doon at her bed feet is a triptych of each of the Leverage OT3 being a selkie and getting together with the OT3, so that's technically three happy endings in one, but our INAIED boys worked so hard for their payoff that I have to put them first.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have been lucky enough to avoid this so far!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I've written a grand total of like...two smut scenes, both of them m/m, but DEPENDING on how much longer I can tolerate the slow burn of A Fine Chain, I may be writing something f/m in the near-ish future!

now private chats between mutuals about IMAGINED character smut, on the other hand...

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I don't write crossovers - they generally don't appeal to me as a reader so I avoid them as a writer.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not as far as I know, and I hope and pray it never happens to me. INAIED got a few weird pings last year, but so far I've been very very lucky.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have gotten a request or two, but I don't remember if a translation was ever posted?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

LOLLLLLLL. If it weren't for @gallifreyburning i would still be languishing at 5-something chapters of AFC and a handful of fics, and I would never have written for TOG at all.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Harsh, bro. I don't think I have a very favorite ship, but I definitely have favorite dynamics. See my "you are responsible forever for what you have tamed" tag

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Much Nothing About an Ado. My post-canon Mad Max fic where Max comes back to the Citadel and Furiosa decides to Hit That, but in the sexy way this time. But hey! I thought that It would take another decade to finish A Fine Chain, and I am ROLLING!

16. What are your writing strengths?

Mmmmfdfnggg. Umm...I'm very good at long, flowery descriptions, and at grounding clips of dialogue to specific physicality and setting, I think? When I want to write something, I usually see a movie of what I want to write playing out in my head, and then I have to figure out how to translate those actions to the page in a way that accurately conveys the action and tone. I block out the scene in bullet points first, then bang out a loose first draft, then go back over everything and rewrite it from the top, trying to make sure that someone reading it would see and feel the same things I did when watching the movie in my head.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

TOO MUCH FLOWERY DESCRIPTION. Sometimes I get lost in the movie in my head. Also, my crippling fear of intimacy sometimes translates to being hesitant to get to the actual climax of the story. I have to have acres and acres of slow burn, or I'm writing a single poetic one-shot with artsy film blur. This is where a good co-author is worth their weight in gold - you can't get away with kicking the can forever.

Also - I need to see if this still happens in AFC, but I feel like I rush through smut, and sometimes that pr0n deserves to be LINGERED UPON.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

It's nice, if it's used correctly! It's off-putting, if not.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

OOF. I saw the first Tobey Maguire Spiderman as a wee babe, and wrote an absolutely passionate proto-whump fic about it in my spiral notebook along with some very bad illustrations.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

INAIED is a Lifetime Achievement (TM) for me, the thing that makes me genuinely frustrated I can't brag to my coworkers about the massive novel I co-authored. I will be proud of it forever and ever and ever. I own a physical bound copy of it, and take it out every now and again to look at it fondly. I Helped Write That Thing. It is dear to my heart.

[boundinparchment]

You can skip some if it's too many- I already shortened the list down. 3, 9 for Zhongli; 13 (or Would he use emojis?), 25 for Dottore; 8, 14 for Neuvillette aand 4, 12, 23 and "is there anyone you'd like to see them interact with in depth?" (20-adjacent) for all 3 of them. Also 5, 6, 21 for the first OC you think of when you read this. SORRY I'm trying not to send the entire list for 745 characters.

Zhongli

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

He didn’t have to fake his death and scare his people but I get why he did it. Got the message across very well. 🤣

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Skyrim

No, I’m kidding. Probably JJK or Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Considering he would stick to the terms of his lease or sublease rather effectively and literally, I think I’d manage. Might be too literal or subject to loopholes regarding the splitting of chores and bills and might be subject to the occasional prank (let’s not forget Zhongli is a bit of a jokester and watch the pot simmer, considering he sits around and makes scholars debate events he was there for). Overall, I’d survive!

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Snuggly and clingy when drunk.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

His 2020 birthday art.

Bonus: is there anyone you'd like to see them interact with in depth?

Guizhong, Guizhong, where art thou Guizhong…

Dottore

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Jupiter Ascending would be interesting. As would Blade Runner. I would say HAL from Space Odyssey but HAL is artificial intelligence and I can’t help but feel as though he would disapprove of AI to some degree. 🤔

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

That he probably wouldn’t actually be able to connect with anyone in a meaningful way. Even if he worked towards it and he has development, on some level, he will always keep a part of himself at a distance. His ego is far too great to let anyone truly think they know him.

13./Would he use emojis?

No. Highly doubt that he would tbh.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

:( I have too many.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

In the manga, it was “oh he’s wacky, good thing I won’t have to worry about liking him.”

*reads the manga three more times.

“Oh shit, here we go again.”

When his new appearance dropped and we heard Mick? Forget it, I think I ascended to another plain of existence.

Bonus: is there anyone you'd like to see them interact with in depth?

Zhongli, actually. He’s the oldest Archon and Liyue has known no other. I feel like they would have some riveting conversations.

Neuvillette

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Pride and Prejudice. Nothing else. Book and movie.

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

I’m not entrenched in Neuvi’s fandom enough to know much. Not gonna open my mouth when I’m unaware of anything lol

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Picks flowers when he goes on walks outside the city and lays them on the graves of people he remembers. There’s always one fresh flower when someone visits their loved one.

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

Modern Gentlemen, I guess???? Can you tell I don’t know aesthetics anymore and am out of the loop????

23. Favorite picture of this character?

The 4.1 promo art of him and Wrio.

is there anyone you'd like to see them interact with in depth?

If he and Zhongli could be in the same space together, definitely these two. Otherwise, Navia. God, him and Navia…

Karina

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Survivor, Helen Jane Long.

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

Stubborn and willing to find a way to make something happen. Sometimes at a detriment.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Favorite: babygirl knows what her duties are and I love making her think actions through and put piece together.

Hated: So emotionally tangled, it’s like pulling teeth to get her to admit what she wants.

[shipcestuous]

*SENSITIVE TOPIC*: Jupiter Ascending.

Literally any follower of this blog could do better on the script than what was presented. I ache with the wasted potential of this movie, even without the implied incest, the whole concept of the movie was WONDERFUL. To be honest, I think they were a little brave there with Jupiter's attempted marriage to her son-not-son, an incest not quite out of the cowardly Hollywood standard, but even more so than some productions, I hope you understand what I mean.

Just, it would hardly be more explicit than the crumbs of what they gave us, so it's not the lack of explicit incest that's most disappointing (we're used to it), but rather that final rubbish and lack of a Jupiter backbone. The lack of immersion in Seraphi's life, literally lack of DEPTH.

They had so many alternatives, so many opportunities, so many paths... and they chose the most boring and predictable one of all. How amazing would it be if Jupiter found Seraphi's diary or even recovered memories at some point!

According to google it was written by two women, two sisters. I wish someone had introduced AO3 to them at some point in their lives 😔

All my disappointment cannot be put into words, it is very very sad.

My favorite shipp in this movie is Jupiter/Balem btw, it might be controversial for some but I liked Eddie's performance.

Jupiter Ascending is such a tease!

I'll agree that we got more incest than we had any right to expect, although it fell far short of what it could have been.

I'm totally with you about Seraphi. I wanted to learn so much more about her. Instead they chose to just give us a few crumbs. I would have been happy is the movie had primarily been about the Abrasax family. Imagine. I wanted so much more Balem/Seraphi and sibling interaction.

[olreid]

not asking how many you've watched recently, BUT can I ask which channing tatum movie is your favourite? for me it's a tie between the lost city and jupiter ascending lol. no worries if you're not wanting to answer asks though! 👍

omfg a truly impossible question but one i am happy to discuss... yeah if it's favorite movie that channing tatum is in i think it's jupiter ascending but i rarely go for that one when im in the mood for a channing tatum film because his role in that one is like. sort of minor compared to some of the other options... so favorite channing tatum film i think has to honestly be magic mike xxl.

not to really get into it but obv the first magic mike is about channing tatum trying to start his own business and ultimately doing that plus finding the wifegirl of his dreams and in order to accomplish this the film sets up this like. dichotomy between channing tatum's debauched life of stripping and sex and drugs and the dream job/dream wife/dream life trifecta that he dreams of. so i LOVE that the sequel immediately bursts that bubble and is like. well actually channing tatum does not like his dream job due to it's hard to run a small business and his employees want health insurance he can't afford to give him and also his girlfriend dumped him because happily ever after is not a concept that coheres in real life. maybe after the credits roll there is still suffering and hardship and the only thing you can do about it is go on a road trip with your boys to remind yourself that it's about the journey rather than the destination. i have a special place in my heart for anything that deals with the hollowness of so many of our most cherished cultural goals and ideals... and that is only a small part of what this movie is doing, either intentionally or unintentionally. obviously the phrase 'female gaze' is nothing but like. watching magic mike xxl makes you want to say it! we also HAVE to discuss the frankly insane chemistry between channing tatum and jada pinkett-smith in this film but i at the same time i CANNOT discuss it because its something everyone has to witness for themselves. ANYWAY. the lost city is too recent to really be a true contender in my rankings but i did absolutely enjoy it!!

[elrondsscribe]

6, 14, 17!

Favorite movies of the year?

I think those awards would have to go to Jupiter Ascending, Pride and Prejudice (2005, yes I know, stone me), Carrie (1796), Knives Out, and most recently The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Favorite m/f ship this year?

Two words. Queen. Lionheart.

Although let me tell you, Darcy and Elizabeth came reeeally close to snatching this crown!

Your fictional true love of the year?

Oh, Kat. You know the answer to this. There can only be one conqueror of my heart.

[puddicure]

I feel like I’ve made this post before but I will make it again: I fucking LOVE scifi fashion, especially OLD scifi fashion.

I definitely love old B-movie and pulp-style “future fashion” the MOST, obviously, because I am just Delighted by visions of the future that are “contemporary fashion with garbage glued onto it,” but even higher budget movies can be so incredible when they allow themselves to have fun.

The challenge in trying to emulate the feel of “old scifi” as a design direction is that there are so many flavors of scifi, and each one landed on what is now considered Iconic because that’s what they had the budget for.

Some of the most iconic outfits of the broad genre are literally space crew uniforms, with utilitarian designs suitable for mass production and for visual clarity. These are usually inspired somewhat by irl military uniform design, and utilize color blocking and clean lines. This shares DNA with a lot of the design direction for anime and animated series in the genre, which benefit from simpler outfits and designated character colors. These all aim for being evocative- quite literally, Iconic- and succeed so well that they become can shorthand for the genre as a whole.

Similar in aesthetics is pulp pinup scifi, which falls between Iconic Designs and “10 minutes into the future bullshit fashion.” A lot of the time it’ll just be space bikinis, (or more accurately, space crop tops+sexy cutouts) but sometimes, like with Barbarella, you’ll get multiple outfits that are basically go go dancer outfits/fetish wear with chain mail/armor thrown on top, which is a very classic pulp look.

Then you’ve got my favorite, which is “10 minutes into the future bullshit fashion,” a prime example of which is in Back to the Future 2, where wearing your clothes inside out is trendy because you can see the designer labels (which, frankly, is brilliant commentary on Brand Fashion of the day, and also justifies the BS of “why are most of them wearing normal clothes”), and the rest of the future fashion is just “junk glued onto normal clothes, weird layering of statement pieces, stuff made from novelty fabrics, and sometimes someone will look like a space marine cyborg for no reason.” It’s a ton of garbage thrown together, and it rules because it reminds me of irl street fashion the most.

Space fantasy/space opera, on the other hand, tends to lean into extravagance, taking cues and employing silhouettes and concepts from haute couture and runway fashion. (Think Star Wars Prequels, Jupiter Ascending, and frankly, a lot of of the Miss Universe National outfits)

(Sidebar: This, in my opinion, is what most clearly differentiates the visual development of the original Star Wars trilogy from the prequels, beyond just the use of CGI; A New Hope HEAVILY took inspiration from westerns (black hats and white hats, Han Solo’s vest, etc), whereas the prequels and Padme’s regalia was all EXTREMELY space opera.)

The most boring versions of future fashion to me (which is, unfortunately, where Hollywood has seemingly landed on as “this is is what the future looks like,”) is “Bladerunner-Style Punkless Cyberpunk” (neon orientalism and trench coats) and “Apple Store Chic” (all white/black, smooth, minimalist, sometimes with Tron Lines if they’re feeling spicy)

I’m not saying it can’t be done WELL (Tron Legacy had a lot of fun sharp silhouettes and color coding to add interest to the Apple Store aesthetics), I’m just saying that it’s less fun than a guy wearing a 10 gallon hat with a headlamp glued to the front.

Anyway, TL;DR, please make the future weird again. I think the TikTok girlies gluing plastic fish to their outfits are the first step to a new and hopeful future.

[tom-the-queer-artist]

summarizing my favorite movies in 5 words or less

Fantastic Beasts - Pokémon, gotta catch em all

Like Minds - be gay, do crime

Les Mis - french history lesson (gone wrong!)

Jupiter Ascending - wow, aliens are FANCY

The Greatest Showman - top hats

Hamilton - disputes don't die, everyone shoots

The Aeronauts - one word, ✨perfection✨

[laufire]

I was tagged by @chiara-mastroianni (ty!)

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last thing I googled: “liam vampire diaries” to check I had his last name right LOL.

song stuck in my head: "Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward. won’t leave my brain.

number of followers: circa 1.1k, I think.

lucky number: eh. I like 6 and 8 (I have a weird resentment towards 7 xD).

amount of sleep: I’m lucky if I sleep 6 hours, especially on a row.

movies and books that summarise you: we could be hear a while but.

books, among others (I need to reread a few old favourites to get a feel of them before I commit to using them to describe my psyche xD): “El cordero carnívoro”, “Frankenstein”, “Fuenteovejuna”, “His Dark Materials”, “Hymn to Demeter”, “Medea”, “Rebecca”, “The Yellow Wallpaper”.

films (same): “Alien”, “Batman Returns”, “Black Swan”, “El verdugo”, “Jupiter Ascending”, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “Stepford Wives”, “The Lion in Winter”.

I feel I just offered a really uncomfortable window into my neurosis but this is tumblr. I do that every day!

favorite song: toooooo many but. as always, “Samson and Delilah” by Shirley Mason has a especial place in my heart. Honorary mentions go to this cover of “Clint Eastwood” and this mashup of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Kanye West’s “Gold Digger”.

aesthetic: I’m a chamaleon that adapts to the environment but always, somehow, still gives an undefineable goth vibe (I think it’s my Wednesday Addams stare).

favorite author's: oof. hard to pick one. But Angela Carter or Ana María Matute are up there.

favorite animal noise: cats purring <- keeping it. It’s so soothing! I also like cicadas’ sounds lmao.

random: fuck this headache.

tagging: @aninkwellofnectar @starry-sky-stuff @westcountrygothic @peresephones @faintingheroine @blairwaldcrf @grapecaseschoices and whoever feels up for it. no pressure!

[johnbottoms]

jupiter ascending is literally one of my all time genuinely sincerely favorite movies of all time. channing tatum literally is in it like SORRY 

[vampirekilmerfic]

Jupiter Ascending is one of my all time favorite comfort movies. Holy cow.

A scruffy Channing Tatum as the...

.... angel-werewolf-human hybrid with literal fangs, pointy ears, and eyeliner

who was a soldier until he mauled an evil aristocrat and was literally stripped of his wings until he rescues (and falls in love with) the secret reincarnated space princess (the gorgeous Mila Kunis)

from being murdered by her prior incarnation's evil children all while (grumpily, protectively) helping her navigate the complexities of claiming her birthright which wouldn't have been possible without the help of his former captain (played by Sean Motherfucking Bean) who is a human-bee hybrid which may *sound* dumb but in fact means he's hot and scruffy and has glowing gold eyes and a late-teens aged daughter and is the physical incarnation of "hot divorced dad" vibes, and he actually lives at the end of the movie.

Just as The Matrix is some of the biggest fan service ever to men, Jupiter Ascending is the biggest fan service ever to women (and anyone who wants to sink their teeth into Channing Tatum). I hear "Magic Mike" this and "Save the Last Dance" that, but seriously, PUHLEASE, in Jupiter Ascending he's hopelessly devoted to the love of his life, goes the ends of the universe to save her, and--

.... swears fealty to the Space Princess, gets his wings back, gives her levitating air skating boots, and they fly off into the sunset together.

Like, what's not to love?!?!!!

Recently learned that apparently the budget for Jupiter Ascending was halved in the middle of development and that the original vision apparently couldn't be realized because of it and like... what could they have done with the full budget?! What would that film even have looked like?? What did we miss out on?? Also, Mila Kunis knew from the start it would flop but still stuck with it, and Eddie Redmayne got a razzie for it but said he's never had as much freedom with a preformance and it was 'freeing' (and like honestly his performance was fantastic, I LOVE him as this over the top melodramatic messy bitch). Like my GOSH this film is a phenomenon and I want to live in the version of reality where they DID have the full budget and we get to go on THAT trip. Honestly the world was just not ready for Jupiter Ascending and it still is not ready it seems and I am sad about it.

[erikahenningsen]

Top 5 fictional universes (movies/tv/stage/books)

I tried to think of universes that substantially deviate from a realistic one—like stuff that requires worldbuilding, so this isn't just a list of Media I Really Like.

The Hunger Games (series). My favorite worldbuilding ever, I reread them over and over and never get bored.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (technically infinite universes I guess)

Angels in America

Orphan Black (S1E1 best setup for any piece of media ever)

Jupiter Ascending

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